Torrance teens claim Babe Ruth World Series championship
Members of the Torrance Babe Ruth 13-15 World Series Championship team include: (front row, left to right) Jacob Villareal, Kyle Hatai, Tyler Baskett, Joshua Foster, (middle row) Cary Arbolida, Neil Feist, Harrison Mingham, Tommaso Battioni, Michael Ezer, Thomas Bainton, Kevin Ishimaru, (back row) Dickson Hatai, Kai Hershberger, Keanu Yamashiro, Manager Robert Ybarra, Tanner Schafer, Jesse Esphorst and Coach Jesse Esphorst. Photo courtesy of Dickson Hatai Watching his players warm up for championship game of the Babe Ruth 13-15 year-old World Series, Torrance head coach Rob Ybarra remembered his own moment in the spotlight a decade earlier. Ybarra was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2006 World Series held in Clifton Park, N. Y. but this time he had more than his own performance on his mind as his team took on Middle Atlantic Region representative Atlantic Shore, N.J. for the title in Williston, N.D. Comprised of players from North, South, Torrance and West High Schools, Ybarra’s squad did not disappoint. The team soundly defeated Atlantic Shore 6-1 behind the pitching of Kevin Ishimaru, who hurled a complete game allowing only one run on three hits with six strikeouts. “It…
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